Connectivity and Performance of Science-based Firms |
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Authors: | Annika Rickne |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Design, Division of Innovation, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This paper addresses whether or not there is a relationship between a young science-based firm’s patterns of connections and
the associated resource flows, and its performance. Hypotheses derived from the literature are tested in relation to three
performance indicators: inventiveness, innovativeness and employment. Analyzing a set of firms in Sweden, Ohio and Massachusetts,
working with biocompatible materials and related products, the results indicate that firm performance is significantly influenced
by the firms’ pattern of connectivity. In particular, technology-related connections proved important, where a high diversity
in types of sources for technological input, a large number of technological relations and a high amount of technology transfer
from the parent organization were related to better performance for this specific group of firms. |
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